Quiz Time
What do the following things have in common?

Sitting at a desk
Long distance running
Improper squatting
Chondromalacia and other knee problems
Lower back pain

And what about these?

An uppercut
A homerun swing
Sprinting
Dunking a basketball
The inability to lie (Oh, you knew it was coming and I did you the favor of getting it out of the way early instead of making [...]

Tags: deadlift, Fitness, power, squat, strength

Your Little Swimmers: Not Helped By Obesity Or Soy
Given that I’m traveling this week, I won’t have time to put together any big posts. In the meantime, enjoy some articles that I’ve been backlogging.
Is it Darwin at work? Obese Men Have Less Semen, More Sperm Abnormalities
…said that his research had shown that men [...]

Tags: death, Fitness, sexual health, soy, strength

I finished Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore last night. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. If you are a trainer, an aspiring trainer, an athlete, an aspiring athlete, or anyone with legs and arms that works out, this book is a must-read. Rippetoe and Kilgore describe in excellent [...]

Tags: bench press, Clean and Jerk, deadlift, Fitness, Kilgore, Mark Rippetoe, press, squat, Starting Strength, strength